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Surrey Councillor Barinder Rasode To Take Ice Bucket Challenge

Darpan News Desk Darpan, 18 Aug, 2014 04:37 PM

Barinder Rasode is amongst the latest to join the ALS ice bucket challenge.

She was dared while Surrey Honda participated in the challenge that has gone viral on social media and attracted personalities from entertainment to business.

Rasode responded to the challenge by tweeting: Way to go @KuljeetKaila @HondaSurrey for taking #ALSIceBucketChallenge: http://bit.ly/1sQberd ! I accept your challenge! @ALS_BC #surreybc.

Watch out for this space as she writes in her latest tweet, "Stay tuned! Stepping up very soon! "

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